What Tim has pulled together is a workbook for young players, coaches and parents, meant to be used as a collaborative effort. If you want to help your son or daughter improve in the game and come to understand the requirements for excellence, here is your road map. You will find that these lessons apply in all areas of your lives.
~ Dom Starsia, Former head coach of the University
of Virginia men's lacrosse program, with whom he won
four NCAA national championships. Previously, he served
as the head coach of the Brown University lacrosse team
where he was twice awarded the F. Morris Touchstone
Award as the NCAA Division I lacrosse coach of the year.
Starsia was inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of
Fame in 2008. Author of I Hope You Will Be Very Happy:
Leadership Lessons From a Lifetime in Lacrosse
Coach McDermott helped guide my son and his teammates on the University of Utah Club lacrosse team into a top 20 Division 1 national contender. He seemed to develop a personal relationship with each player and hold them accountable to a high standard while encouraging them with constant enthusiasm and energy to be the best they can be. I would recommend him to mentor anyone who is focused on becoming their very best!
~ David Neeleman, Founder of five commercial airlines:
JetBlue Airways, Breeze Airways, Azul Brazilian Airlines,
Morris Air, and WestJet, as well as a co-owner of
the European airline, TAP Air Portugal
Coach McDermott's book, The Dojo Decision, is a must-read for sports coaches, athletes, and their families who want to raise their stakes and become Unstoppable. Through his approach, you will learn how to enhance your discipline, develop grit and resilience, and foster unstoppable leadership for yourself and others. Tim's dedication to mentoring young athletes is truly inspiring.
~ Alden Mills, Keynote Speaker and Author of
Be Unstoppable, Unstoppable Teams,
and Unstoppable Mindset
Few books achieve the balance of engaging a younger audience while delivering hard-hitting, best-in-world practitioner and research-backed performance concepts like The Dojo Decision by Coach Tim McDermott. This book hits the mark perfectly. As a parent and a performance leader, I was impressed with the content. However, reading it with my 8th-grade lacrosse goalie, who has big aspirations, truly highlighted the power of The Dojo Decision. Our daughter was captivated by how the book was written, making her feel like the main character. It was incredible to have father-daughter athlete time to learn and reflect together. The content is exceptional, and the time spent with my daughter, watching her enjoy and implement the ideas, was a game-changer. She now does her 15 pushups every morning, inspired by the book's practical advice. The Dojo Decision is not just a book; it's a shared journey toward excellence.
~ Hoby Darling, Co-Founder of Liminal Collective,
Human Performance Leader, former Nike Executive,
former CEO Skullcandy, former Head of Logitech
Sports and Human Performance, and Parent Lacrosse Coach
